Ultimate Social Media Image Dimensions & Aspect Ratio Guide (2025)

Stop Letting Social Platforms Ruin Your Visuals

Every social network enforces strict image dimension rules. Uploading assets with incorrect aspect ratios causes automated algorithms to crop headlines, blur graphics, or add unwanted letterboxing.

Here is your definitive, verified **Social Media Dimensions Reference Sheet**.

Quick Reference Resolution Matrix

1. Instagram - **Square Feed Post (1:1):** $1080 \times 1080\text{ px}$ - **Portrait Feed Post (4:5):** $1080 \times 1350\text{ px}$ *(Recommended: maximizes vertical mobile viewport visibility!)* - **Landscape Post (1.91:1):** $1080 \times 566\text{ px}$ - **Stories & Reels (9:16):** $1080 \times 1920\text{ px}$ - **Profile Avatar:** $320 \times 320\text{ px}$

2. YouTube - **Video Thumbnail (16:9):** $1280 \times 720\text{ px}$ *(Minimum 640px width, under 2MB)* - **Channel Banner (16:9):** $2560 \times 1440\text{ px}$ *(Safe text zone: 1232 x 338 px)* - **YouTube Shorts (9:16):** $1080 \times 1920\text{ px}$

3. LinkedIn - **Company Banner:** $1128 \times 191\text{ px}$ - **Feed Post Graphic:** $1200 \times 627\text{ px}$ (or $1080 \times 1080\text{ px}$ square) - **Article Cover Photo:** $1200 \times 644\text{ px}$

4. X (formerly Twitter) - **In-Stream Graphic (16:9):** $1600 \times 900\text{ px}$ - **Header Banner:** $1500 \times 500\text{ px}$

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